| Show X K J doughnuts and refreshments popular prepared by the tha united states bitten department of 0 11 culture anu service good d t tender culler doughnuts freshly made are useful for innumerable oc en simple refreshments are called for at church socia bles and 0 ther other community gatherings something inexpensive but popular is usually I 1 servel served and doughnuts with abeler a beverage of some sort answer this need admirable when a chance caller comes during the late afternoon with coffee are much appreciated precia ted after the evening foursome at cards doughnuts and a fruit drink are appropriate the united states department 0 of f agriculture gives the recipe below tor for doughnuts the ingredients given make about 40 doughnuts I 1 cup milli milk 6 tap baking 4 cups cupa sifted soft powder wheat flour I 1 cup sugar 2 tap fau fat 2 top salt 2 eggs top cinnamon tap nutmeg place the fat in a warm place until it becomes soft though not melted combine with the sugar stir in the heaten beaten eggY egg yolks DIkS and add alternately the dry ingredients ants which have b been een sifted together and the milka add only a small quantity of liquid at the start and the flavoring and fold in the well beaten egg whites last roll out the dough about one third inch thick without handling it any more than necessary cut out the doughnuts and fry in deep fat hot enough degrees F fahrenheit to make a doughnut rise to the surface quickly and to brown each side in about one in minute anute drain on brown paper when dry they may be rolled in sugar one of the secrets ot of success in making doughnuts Is the use of a P plain lain mixture such as the above A rich dough tends to absorb too much tat fat 1 zil I 1 4 tender doughnuts doughnut freshly made in frying the dough should be rolled smooth and not too thick for a rough I 1 surface abdor absorbs bs more fat and a thick doughnut does not cook entirely y through in the short frying period it the tat fat Is not hot enough the doughnuts will be greasy doughnuts can be forced under the fat to make them brown evenly and quickly by pushing a wire 0 frying basket down on them |
